Exciting times to be initiating the Microbit Robot Challenge. Three schools form part of the Pilot Project

• Charles Duna Primary (Eastern Cape)
• Bonniebrook Primary (KZN)
• Kleinmond Primary (Western Cape)

First Training session – 21 October covering

• Introduction to the project
• Meeting the other teams
• Finding resources
  • Step Counter
• Makecode
  • Downloading / accessing from the web
  • Interface
• Flashing code to the Microbit
  • Downloading the HEX file
  • Direct connection
• Controlling motors
  • Setting variables
  • Setting motors
  • Setting time
• Introduction to Functions

Time Frames October 2022 – January 2023

• Training
• Experimentation
• Support

February 2023

• Competition Specific Training
• Intra school Competition
• Virtual Interschool/provincial Competition

Assessment